Today's News Roundup

Suisun Bay. The water is a blue-green-brown color; there are some docks and a boat in the foreground, and brown hills covered in dark green trees in the background. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Fairfield Daily Republic

Five-year Public Works plan outlines $114.68M in projects
San Francisco Chronicle

California gets $6 billion federal infusion for high-speed rail. Here’s what it will pay for
Mercury News

$3 billion federal grant OK’d for Las Vegas-to-California high-speed rail
Axios

New Muni app looks to provide better real-time predictions
publicola

What’s So Scary About Transit Riders?
Bloomberg

Helsinki, Amsterdam Named Best Cities for Urban Transportation
Mercury News

Poll: Submit your vote for San Jose’s BART tunneling machine name contest
Mercury News

Caltrans working to smooth ride on a stretch of I-880: Roadshow
Marin Independent Journal

Novato road reopening set following landslide repairs
KQED

Inside Oakland's Largest Housing Megaproject
San Francisco Chronicle

Former ‘Monster in the Mission’ site has developers lined up for large affordable housing project
San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. office buildings are the top candidates to convert to housing
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. supervisors pass housing reform package that protects rent-controlled units, pre-1923 homes
San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: S.F. supervisor wants to ban ‘dangerous’ landlords from buying rental properties in city
Mercury News

To save on their mortgages, Bay Area buyers are increasing their down payments
Mercury News

35% of Americans want a housing crash, poll says
San Francisco Chronicle

This is the most expensive home sold this year in the U.S.’ most expensive ZIP code
San Francisco Standard

Bay Area Tech Company Slashes Nearly 400 Workers as Part of Year-End Layoff Wave
Press Democrat

Santa Rosa sees more community events, safety efforts to encourage foot traffic downtown
San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown San Francisco will be lit up at night this week. Should we do this year-round?
San Francisco Chronicle

Another round of rain coming to Bay Area. Here's what to expect today